USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did President Jackson respond to the Supreme Court decision about the Cherokee?
A
ordered state officials to negotiate with Cherokee
B
ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation.
C
filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The court this time decided in favor of the Cherokee. It stated that the Cherokee had the right to self-government, and declared Georgia’s extension of state law over them to be unconstitutional. The state of Georgia refused to abide by the Court decision, however, and President Jackson refused to enforce the law.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pres. Andrew Jackson declined to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision, thus allowing states to enact further legislation damaging to the tribes. The U.S. government began forcing the Cherokee off their land in 1838.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to the decision rendered by Chief Justice John Marshall, this meant that Georgia had no rights to enforce state laws in its territory. President Andrew Jackson refused to uphold the ruling of this case and directed the expulsion of the Cherokee nation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: President Jackson responded to the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) by simply ignoring the decision. In the ruling, the Court had stated that Georgia had no authority to prohibit non-Native Americans onto Cherokee lands.

Detailed explanation-5: -Worcester thus imposed no obligations on Jackson; there was nothing for him to enforce, although Jackson’s political enemies conspired to find evidence, to be used in the forthcoming political election, to claim that he would refuse to enforce the Worcester decision.

There is 1 question to complete.